like a scalded dog
English
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[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (simile) With great rapidity.
- 2010, R. Harper Mason, Lyin' Like a Dog:
- Shoot, Sniffer jerked away and took off like a scalded dog.
- 2012, Jean Larremore, Self-Portrait of a Texas Cowboy: Ass Over Teakettle, page 54:
- More often, he would buck like a scalded dog. If I could keep him circling in one direction, I could ride him. If I ever turned his head loose, he'd generally pile drive me again and disappear out from under me.
Translations
[edit]with great rapidity
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